Never knowingly undersolved
Whistled through this one quickly getting over half in on the first pass and dealing with the remainder without too much fuss, until stuck trying to work out how the wordplay of 11A could possibly … Read more >>
Sometimes I find it difficult to think of something to say in the preamble and today is one of those occasions. As usual, there were some new words, for me, but nothing that … Read more >>
Hi all,
Judging by the time taken, a slightly easier crossword from our new, tougher Everyman setter.
Azed has given us a carte blanche this week, the sort of thing he doesn’t often do, leaving his specials for when they are really worthwhile, the first Sunday of the month when … Read more >>
An unexceptionable puzzle from Commoner. And that’s meant as praise, because the IoS is meant to be an accessible prize crossword where lesser mortals can have a go at winning. Just one this … Read more >>
The preamble this week told us we needed to uncover a murder mystery novel, the title of which was cryptically represented. This was probably given by the title of our puzzle, but I … Read more >>
Oops, a very rushed blog post, since while we solved the puzzle quickly, I forgot about writing the post until 23:40 on Friday evening… Anyway, this theme (the songs of ABBA) was up … Read more >>
Some ‘relatively’ light-hearted stuff from Anax this week… …and a Nina that even I could spot! This looks like a very personal/family puzzle from Anax, with a perimeter message wishing a ‘HAPPY SIXTEENTH … Read more >>
Phi is back to his usual slot this week, and it’s us blogging again! After our last blog which was also a Phi, we checked his own blog about the hidden theme … Read more >>
A gentle offering today from MUDD, which was easy going for most part except for a couple of words that seemed like an anamoly in an otherwise straightforward grid. Some clues bordered on being just a tad contrived but easily offset by the crispness of several others.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26602.
Saturday 26th October 2013 in Sheffield celebrating Nimrod’s 50th birthday is where the puzzle in its final form started. But the story really started about ten years ago… I had already had one Independent Weekend … Read more >>
The theme of today’s puzzle has been so much in the news even before today that there shouldn’t be too much difficulty in spotting this one. A few weeks ago, in a comment … Read more >>
A pretty straightforward crossword for our return from our spree by the Spree. Thanks for that, Bradman.
Scorpion is this week’s occupier of the Thursday slot, although I am more accustomed to seeing his work appear on Tuesdays. I thought this was pitched at the right level for a mid-week … Read more >>